Get pull over and get your cell phone data scanned

[Acid Trip]

we have it here in Ontario

Kansas passed a state wide ban on texting while driving either either this year or last. I would welcome that same law in Texas.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think it's been on the table a few times... But somehow it has been defeated.. It's bound to be a matter of time though once the concrete numbers start hammering them (general assembly)...

Yup, almost every study that I have seen now say that texting/talking on your cell phone while driving is at least as dangerous as drinking and driving. Some studies say it's even more dangerous.

[Muddy]

With these new phones and the touch screens even dialing a number to talk on the phone is texting IMO...

[Deepsepia]

Exactly...if they suspect you of texting while driving, all they need to do is take a quick check of your texts, not download the entire contents of your phone.

They don't even need to do that. The carrier can tell them exactly what activity occurred, when, without revealing the contents.

That is, they could ask Verizon "when was the last text sent by this person?" and Verizon can say 10:32 AM, April 19th, without revealing what was in the text, or anything else on the phone.

For the authorities to grab the contents of a phone on the pretext of a traffic stop is way out of bounds. Cops can examine the contents of a car during a traffic stop to assure themselves that there are no readily accessible weapons (that's why they have to ask you to open the trunk or the glove compartment) without a warrant-- but how does that permit a search of a cell phone?

It doesn't.

[redred]

Yet another reason i have a copper lined lock box bolted to the floor under my car seat.

bet thats good for slugs and snails as well

[Jezter]

Man...this aint right.

[Hal-9000]

my cell is all voice and nothing but voice, no data....so they can kiss my ass


except that one wallpaper - jezs_oiled_balls

[Jezter]

my cell is all voice and nothing but voice, no data....so they can kiss my ass


except that one wallpaper - jezs_oiled_balls

Babyoil + smooth Jez baws = Bliss.

[Godfather]

Sorry officer, I'm not sure if my cell-phone is in the car.

Do you have a warrant or probable cause to search my vehicle because I was speeding? No?... uhh... kindly fuck off.

[Godfather]

Kansas passed a state wide ban on texting while driving either either this year or last. I would welcome that same law in Texas.

Be have that in BC. I'm very happy about it... too many people getting needlessly killed for distracted driving. At very least it causes accidents that make everyone's insurance rates through the roof.

Sure it's not 100% effective but what is. At least it's ticket-able and if you get in an accident doing it you're much more readily placed at fault.